Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/26

It looks like the only Twin who hasn't gone home is Gonzalo Sanudo, and he can't pitch every day.

MEXICALI 9, HERMOSILLO 2 IN HERMOSILLO

Game summary: It was tied at one after six. Mexicali then scored five in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Mexicali: Marco Duarte (Boston) gave up one run on four hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. Chris Roberson was 4-for-5 with two doubles and scored three times.

Hermosillo: Edgar Gonzalez (Houston) struck out five in six innings, allowing one run on eight hits and one walk.

NAVOJOA 5, GUASAVE 4 IN GUASAVE

Game summary: Guasave led 4-0 aftger three. Navojoa cut it to 4-3 after five and scored two in the eighth on two singles, an error, and two sacrifice flies.

Navojoa: Luis De La O pitched 4.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and no walks. Wes Bankston was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk and scored twice.

Guasave: Mario Valenzuela and Japhet Amador were each 2-for-4 with an RBI.

OBREGON 4, CULIACAN 2 IN OBREGON

Game summary: A two-run homer in the seventh by Carlos Valencia turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 Obregon lead. Obregon got one more in the eighth.

Culiacan: Alejandro Armenta pitched six innings, giving up one run on eight hits and a walk. Emmanuel Valdez was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Obregon: Arturo Lopez struck out eight in seven innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks. Barbaro Canizares was 3-for-3 with a double.

LOS MOCHIS 8, MAZATLAN 5 IN LOS MOCHIS

Game summary: Los Mochis scored six runs in the first and led 8-1 after two.

Mazatlan: Miguel Aguilar struck out three in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and one walk. Humberto Sosa was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

Los Mochis: Ramon Orantes was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk and scored twice. Jermaine Curtis (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.